I learned the hard way that boxed dyes just don't work well for me. A few months ago, I tried one that had a pretty name like "soft violet black." Sounds nice, right? What I ended up with was brown hair and hot pink roots. Trust me, it wasn't cute.
I'm all about safety in my life. I even put on safety goggles when someone opens a bottle of champagne—high life problems. But when it comes to driving, you have to be double safe, because the other drivers on the road may not have your safety in mind.
A quick way to revamp an old dresser is to change out the knobs for some new decorative ones. Here’s an easy and budget-friendly way to make your very own DIY dresser knobs using shells – perfect if you’re looking to add a little bit of the beach to your decor: What you’ll need: shells (I got mine from the Dollar Store), nuts & washers, bolts (about 1 to 1.5 inches longer than the thickness of the shell), scrap rigid cardboard, rubber bands and epoxy glue.
Greeting cards. Everyone hates buying them, they're way overpriced, and the majority of them go right in the trash after they're opened. So why do we still buy them?
There are a lot of ways you can use pumpkins to decorate for Halloween. Of course, there's always the traditional jack-o'-lantern, but if you want to step it up a bit, you can make them glow in the dark, or put them to work for you by turning them into surveillance pumpkins to catch pranksters who prefer the 'trick' in 'trick-or-treat.'
Here's a way you can turn a mousetrap into a fun little handgun that shoots up to 40 feet! This is a great project because it can be made with simple materials, very basic tools, and in just a few minutes!
WonderHowTo has seen its fair share of dragon-related projects, from dragon wings, to dragon kites, to less-complicated origami dragons, but we've yet to see anything quite like this. Radio-control plane builder Richard Hamel built this incredible seven-foot-long, fire-breathing dragon using a JetCat P80 turbine and a 50,000 volt stun gun, with a 2.4-gigahertz touchscreen radio controller to fly it.
What runs underneath the hood of your car is pretty important. No, scratch that. IT IS VERY IMPORTANT. That is the life force of your vehicle and if you want to make sure you are able to make that car last and use up every penny you have spent on that beautiful piece of machinery, then you better make sure that you constantly check the fluids throughout your car frequently. Oil, transmission, clutch, brake, etc. those fluids help make sure your car will run nice and smoothly for years to come...
The mechanic highlights about, when and how to check your car brakes. The usual indications that denote the time to check your brakes are when there is a: sound emitted in your brake, feel in the brake, vibration effect while applying brakes, or may even hear squealer tab which is on the brake itself. The ideal way to check your brake is by removing or rotating your tires. A brake check in every 6000miles is also advisable.The difference between a real used brake pad and a brand new one is th...
Check out this video tutorial to show you how to use a Marantz digital audio recorder. This video was made by the equipment room at CUNY Journalism School in New York.
Stray away from serving up a scoop of ice cream at your next dinner party and take your dessert dish to the next level! In this video, learn how to make a delicious chocolate and Irish cream roulade. To make this recipe you will need about 50 minutes and the following ingredients:
First of all you have to be very patient while kneading dough. You need a lightly floured surface to press the dough. Use the heel of your hand to knead the roll down and away in a rolling motion. Give the dough a quarter turn then fold it over and then push it down.
Making this braided egg bread from scratch is worth the effort. You Will Need
Tired of squinting over your laptop? There are several ways to turn a big-screen TV into your new computer monitor and enjoy video games, web content, and photos like never before.
In this tutorial, we learn how to create floating objects and razorblade props. First off, take your object and some double sided tape. Then, place the tape on the object to make it look invisible. After this, tape it to the middle of the plexi-glass. Have someone else help you move this, and then when you record it on video it will look like the object is moving around in the air without anything holding it. This is a great effect that looks even better on video! To create the razorblade pro...
Want to create a neat looking decorative item using just paper? Origami is the answer. The Origami Cherry Blossom paper ball created in this video by Tomoko Fuse requires papers, dexterity and a toothpick if the presenter is to be believed. The first steps consist of creating precreases on the paper. This step makes the subsequent folds easier to make as the fold lines also double up as markers. The second step consists of creating a complex shape. The same design is then repeated 30 times. F...
Working with friends is always fun in Shank, but if one person doesn't really know the strategy that you need to employ to wine a boss battle, well, you can just forget it every going any better than bad. But don't worry, in this video, you and your friends can work to succeed against the Bouncer boss in Co-Op mode! You will just need to employ a simple tactic of waiting for him to use his stomp attack, and then lining up a timed trigger pull from both of you to start a double attack against ...
In this tutorial, we learn how to make Ritz peanut butter cookies. You will need: almond bark, peanut butter, and Ritz crackers. First, take your crackers out and place peanut butter on one side of them. Next, place another cracker on top and make as many peanut butter crackers as you can. After this, cut up your almond bark and melt it in a double boiler, you can add food coloring if you prefer. After this, drizzle the almond bark on the top of your Ritz crackers. When this is finished, enjo...
In this video, we learn how to submit a children's book manuscript to publishers. First, you will want to type your manuscript oh white paper and make sure it's double spaced and indented at the beginning of each paragraph. Use one inch margins on each side as well. Make sure the pages are number consecutively and your name, address, phone number, and e-mail are listed on the cover page. Don't break the text up and don't include pictures unless you're a professional illustrator. When you are ...
In this video, we learn how to upload Wordpress files using Filezilla. Before you get started, you will need to know the host, username, and password for your domain name. After this, click the quick connect button to connect to your server. The left hand side will show the local files on your server. Look in the root directory of your server and right click, then choose "create directory". Now, click on the plus sign to see a blog sub directory. Next, find where you downloaded Wordpress onto...
In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to uninstall the video card drivers on a Windows computer. Begin by clicking on the Start menu. Then right-click on My Computer and select Properties. Now click on the Hardware tab and click on Device Manager. In the list, click on Display Doctors and select the desired video card. Now double-click on the video card and select the Driver tab. Finally, click on Uninstall and follow the process to remove the drive. This video will benefit those viewers ...
In this tutorial, we learn how to wear a scarf different ways. The first way is to wrap a long scarf around your neck and let the ends hang on either side of your breasts. You can make the middle tight, or you can let it hang loosely around you. With a larger scarf, you can tie it around your neck several times, then tie it into a knot in the front. If you have a mall scarf, you can tie it into a bow in front of you and wear it with a thin coat. You can also create a loop by doubling up the s...
In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to speed up the Windows XP Start menu. Begin by clicking on the Start menu and select the Run program. Then type in "regedit" and click on OK. Now select H KEY_CURRENT_USER, go to Control Panel and click on Desktop. On the right side of the window, scroll down the list to find Menu Show Delay. Double-click on it, change the value to 0 and click OK. This video will benefit those viewers who use a Windows computer, and would like to learn how to speed u...
This video tutorial is in the Education category which will show you how to convert Fahrenheit to Celsius in your head. This method is a good estimate for converting temperatures. However, do not use this for accurate temperature conversions. Let's say you want to convert 22 degree Celsius to Fahrenheit. 1st step is to double the figure, that is, add 22 plus 22 which is 44. Next add 44 with 30, which gives the result 74. So, 22degree Celsius is equal to 74 degree Fahrenheit. Similarly, 32 deg...
Skype is definitely a revolutionary software for keeping in contact with your loved ones. It's a phone on the internet! What couldn't be good about that? If you are in Orlando, your spouse is at a conference in El Paso, your daughter’s at college in Raleigh, and your son is working in Dubai, you can keep the family in touch with Skype, a software application that lets you make free video calls over the internet.
In this Software video tutorial you will type math equations in Open Office Writer. Double click and open up the writer. First you got to add a button to the toolbar. For this, click on the arrow at the end of the toolbar and select 'customize toolbar'. On the window that pops up, click on 'add'. Then highlight 'insert' (on left hand side) and 'formula' (on the right hand side) and then click add > close > OK. You can now see the formula button on the toolbar. To add a mathematical equation t...
In this Beauty & Style video tutorial you will learn how to make your hair grow faster with castor oil. Castor oil practically doubles you hair growth, though not many people use it. When you take it out from the container, it is like hard cream. Take it on your palm and rub your palms until it turns oily and apply it on the scalp and the bottom end of the hair and leave it for sometime. It is a bit smelly. Therefore, you have to wash it off with shampoo and apply conditioner. The next day yo...
To use a USB (flash drive) pen drive as RAM on your computer. First open the drive by clicking on "My Computer" then double clicking on the drive. Next open the eBoostr control panel. When the control panel dialogue box opens click "Add..." this will open the "Add cache device" dialogue box. Once this dialogue is open click the select device drop-down menu and select your removable USB drive (pen drive) from the list. Then click "OK" and wait for the "allocating cache file..." process to comp...
In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to create an ISO image. Users will need to download the program, Ashampoo Burning Studio 6. Begin by going to the Google search engine and search for the program. Select the result from download.com. Click on Download Now and save the file. Double-click on the file and follow the instructions to install it. Then open the program and select Create/Burn Disc Images. Select the type of disc image that you would like. Then click on Add and select the file...
This video tutorial from iWalous shows how to install Bossprefs on your jailbroken iPhone from Cydia.
In this Software video tutorial you will learn how to mount an image using Daemon Tools Lite. This software takes many different types files and puts them on a virtual DVD drive. Go to www.daemon-tools.cc and download the Daemon Tools Lite program. You then install it. After that double click on the icon on your desktop and it will appear on the bottom right hand corner of the screen. It will say Daemon Tools and the version. Right click > virtual Cd/DVD ROM. To mount an image, click on ‘mo...
In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to rip audio and video from You Tube to an i-Pod or computer. Users will need to download the Free Studio program from located the video description. Once the file is saved, double-click the file and follow the instructions to install the program. Now find a video or audio from You Tube and copy the URL. Now open the program, paste in the URL and download the file. This video will benefit those viewers who enjoy watching or listening to videos on You ...
One of the most common problems with any video editing software is the preview lag- a result of high quality video slamming your CPU. There is a great fix in Sony's Vegas editing software to allow previews to run full-frame with a slight tweak called the dynamic RAM preview feature. This is especially useful if you don't have a brand new computer with maxed-out RAM and video card. Double-click the clip (or drag for a series of clips) that you would like to preview and select which quality you...
If you ever download a game you find sometimes not a exe file but an ISO file. First, you need the program called "Daemon Tools." This is a very simple tool to open ISO files like you put CD or DVD in a DVD rom and open it by just going the drive.
Time to hit the beach with a Long Island Iced Tea. A classic, high-octane cocktail, the Long Island Iced-Tea is a mix of several white liquors topped off with sour mix and a little cola for color. This lovely bartender will walk you through the process of mixing this fun drink; showing you how to properly double pour the spirits with a one-two count over a tall pint glass full of ice. Then top your cocktail off with sour mix and soda, add a nice lemon wedge, and you're all set for the party! ...
With Jen from Beauty and Bedlam, we learn not only how to tie a scarf for women, but a variety of interesting ways in which a scarf can be worn. Matching a simple solid color scarf against a black or other solid dark top, being the easiest way to touch up an otherwise average outfit. From there, Jen teaches us a simple knot, and then more elaborate things like double or triple wrapping the scarf around the neck. For an extra touch, Jen says, we could also add a flower or other additional acce...
Any hacker worth her salt will need to debug from time to time. One particularly efficient way to check your code is with the RATS code checking tool. In this video, you'll learn how to use the RATS code checking tool for C/C++, PHP and Perl. For a detailed walkthrough on how to use RATS scanner to audit your source code, take a look!
So you like card games, huh? Don't we all. Well, have you ever heard of Heart Attack? I didn't think so.
So you like card games, huh? Don't we all. Well, have you ever heard of Frustration? I didn't think so.
This fitness how to video discusses a few standing poses that might work for tight hamstrings and hips. Ask any non-yogi office worker to sit down on the floor and cross his legs, and 9 out of 10 times, his knees will be way off the floor and his back will be hunched up like Quasimodo. If your hips are really tight, your average yoga class will only help you make small gains. In order to double or even triple your progress, keep going to class, but take ten minutes each day and practice the p...
